Archive for July, 2010

Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast

“Hang On Sloopy”

“Hang On Sloopy,” which has become the official State Rock Song of Ohio is this week’s feature on the Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast. We’ll start with the original version (“My Girl Sloopy”) by The Vibrations and follow that with 6 other mostly hit versions of the tune, including the McCoy’s #1 version from 1965. So listen to the show, hear the varied versions and decide for yourself which one you DIG the most!

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“You Are My Sunshine”

This week’s Cat Fight is a battle royal as 10 different versions of the classic tune, “You Are My Sunshine” battle it out. Now, 10 are in competition, but this podcast contains 18 1/2 different versions of the tune, so stand back! For many years, country music legend and former governor of Louisiana Jimmie Davis claimed to have written “You Are My Sunshine,” but the reality is that he bought it off of Paul Rice of The Rice Brothers Gang (who cut their version in 1939). Listen to the show to hear many unique versions of the song ranging from country to pop to R&B and soul. Pick the one you dig the most and vote for it.

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“Sloop John B”

This week’s Friday Night Cat Fight takes on a classic folk tune and shanty, “The Sloop John B.” It began as a Bahaman folk tune and was first recorded by archivist Alan Lomax in 1935. From there, groups like The Weavers, Kingston Trio and The Beach Boys made it a part of popular culture. Listen to all five versions of the “Sloop John B” that are in competition this week and vote for the one you dig the most.